Example sentences of "[adv] that [be] because " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Presumably that 's because he has such a low opinion of women . ’ |
| 2 | Presumably that was because she was unwell . |
| 3 | But basically that 's because of |
| 4 | Perhaps that is because the Irish love conversation while many Britons , particularly the young , go to considerable lengths to avoid it . |
| 5 | Perhaps that 's because being a larger lady I prefer to have something on the large side rather than the small ! |
| 6 | ‘ Perhaps that 's because it was a private home until its owner gave it to the National Trust . |
| 7 | She paused and added thoughtfully , ‘ It 's strange , but although I 've stayed down here a lot I 've never met him , but perhaps that 's because his wife was an invalid and he devoted all his time to her . |
| 8 | Perhaps that was because he was very dark round the chin and lower cheeks . |
| 9 | Strange that they did n't hurt , but perhaps that was because the man was dead . |
| 10 | I thought she was quieter than I remembered , but perhaps that was because Aunt Kit had become so much more talkative . |
| 11 | It was quiet , but perhaps that was because their entrance had been so noisy . |
| 12 | ‘ Perhaps that was because I 'd already warned him I 'd bop him on the nose if he tried it . |
| 13 | Your report is most misleading in implying otherwise , but perhaps that was because your reporter was n't there either ! |
| 14 | So that 's because of erm |
| 15 | I do occasionally move through the range two at a time e.g. 4,6,8 but as often as not that is because I 've economised in not buying all the potencies ! |
| 16 | Partly that is because the people in power are primarily interested in the high-quality urban schools that their own children attend — and the best schools in Delhi or Nairobi are now the equal of any in the West . |
| 17 | Oh well that 's because nobody takes any notice about |
| 18 | Well that 's because somebody has told them that bald is ugly , bald is n't ugly , it 's . |
| 19 | Well that 's because the garage |
| 20 | Well that 's because I had n't been in there and you can be |
| 21 | Well that 's because Ryan |
| 22 | Yeah well that 's because people are ghoulish some people will stand in the road and stare . |
| 23 | well that 's because half the people that leave them there live in south London . |
| 24 | Well that 's because , perhaps because , when they were young children people directed them in that kind of decision making , or look people directed them to look at those sorts of levels . |
| 25 | Yeah well that 's because |
| 26 | ‘ But maybe that 's because you have n't told me who you 're planning to be . ’ |
| 27 | Maybe that 's because of the very close physical contact of fairly scantily-dressed men and women in an enclosed space . |
| 28 | The Newcastle boss said : ‘ He has been a revelation , but maybe that 's because this is the best team he has played in . ’ |
| 29 | But then , maybe that 's because I 'm middle-aged . |
| 30 | Well they have n't aged a bit , but maybe that 's because I have . |